Weekend subway service changes

Check out these service changes before taking the subway this weekend.

Construction work to upgrade and maintain stations, tracks and signal systems is affecting weekend service on many of the city’s subway lines. The MTA is advising customers to allow for extra travel time if they rely on any of these trains.

1

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, downtown 1 trains run express from 14th Street to Chambers Street due to cable work for vent plant repairs at Mulry Square.

2

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, August 24 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, August 25, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, August 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, downtown 2 trains run express from 14th Street to Chamber Street due to cable work for vent plat repairs at Mulry Square.

2

At all times, until 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, there is no 2 train service at 241st Street in either direction due to switch renewal north of 238th Street and track work south of 241st Street. Customers may take free shuttle buses between 238th Street and 241st Street during morning and evening rush and during the overnight hours when the Bx39 does not run.

4

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, uptown 4 trains run local from Grand Central-42nd Street to 125th Street due to track tie renewal north of 125th Street and track maintenance south of 138th Street-3rd Avenue.

5

From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, August 24 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, August 25, 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Bowling Green due to track tie renewal north of 125th Street and track maintenance south of 138th Street-3rd Avenue. Uptown 5 trains run local from Grand Central-42nd Street to 125th Street.

6

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, 6 service operates in two sections due to track tie renewal north of 125th Street and track maintenance south of 138th Street-3rd Avenue:

Between Pelham Bay Park and 125th Street

Between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge

6

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to 3rd Avenue-138th Street due to track tie renewal north of 125th Street and track maintenance south of 138th Street-3rd Avenue.

A

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, August 24 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, August 25, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, August 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, uptown A trains run express from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to switch renewal north of 42nd Street-Port Authority and track tie renewal at Canal Street.

A

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, there is no A train service at Fulton Street due to paint and lead abatement at Fulton Street.

There are no transfers between 2 3 and 4 5 services at Fulton Street.

Customers should use nearby Chambers Street A C station instead.

Customers may transfer between 2 3 and 4 trains at Nevins Street.

Customers may transfer between 2 3 and A C trains at Park Place/Chambers Street.

C

From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, uptown C trains run express from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to switch renewal north of 42nd Street-Port Authority and track tie renewal at Canal Street.

C

From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, there is no C train service at Fulton Street due to paint and lead abatement at Fulton Street.

D

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, August 24 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, August 25, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, August 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, Coney Island-bound D trains skip DeKalb Avenue and run express from Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center to 36th Street due to rail renewal at Union Street.

E

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, August 24 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, August 25, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, August 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to signal modernization at Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.

E

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, Jamaica Center-bound E trains are rerouted via the F line from 2nd Avenue to 47th-50th Sts due to switch renewal north of 42nd Street-Port Authority and track tie renewal at Canal Street.

No E trains between World Trade Center and West 4th Street. Customers should take the A or C instead.

For E stations between West 4th Street and 50th Street, customers may use the A local or the C. Transfer between trains at West 4th Street.

For 7th Avenue, customers may use the D; transfer between trains at West 4th Street.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, Jamaica-bound F trains are rerouted via the M line from 47th-50th Sts to Queens Plaza due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for Second Avenue Subway project.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, there is no G train service between Court Square and Nassau Avenue. G trains operate between Nassau Avenue and Church Avenue. There is no G service at Greenpoint Avenue, 21st Street and Court Square.

Free shuttle buses operate on two routes:

Via Manhattan Avenue between Nassau Avenue G and Court Square

Via McGuinness Blvd between Lorimer Street L and Court Square

Customers may transfer between:

G trains and shuttle buses at Nassau Avenue

L trains and shuttle buses at Lorimer Street

E and 7 trains and shuttle buses at Court Square

J

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, August 24 to 10 p.m. Sunday, August 25, Jamaica Center-bound J trains run express from Myrtle Avenue to Broadway Junction due to track panel installation at Kosciusko Street.

L

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, there is no L train service between 8th Avenue and 14th Street-Union Square due to replacement of corroded steel column south of 6th Avenue. L trains operate between 14th Street-Union Square and Rockaway Parkway. M14 buses provide alternate service.

M

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, M service is suspended due to station renewal work between Fresh Pond Road and Central Avenue. Free shuttle buses operate between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, making all station stops.

N R (Montague Tubes Closed)

At all times beginning 11:30 p.m. Friday, August 23 until October 2014, there are no N or R trains running between Court Street in Brooklyn and Whitehall Street in Manhattan. Late night N and weekend R service are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge.

No N or R trains in either direction at Jay Street-MetroTech, Court Street, Whitehall Street, Rector Street, Cortlandt Street and City Hall.

Late night R shuttle in Brooklyn is unaffected.

N

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, August 24 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, August 25, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, August 25 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26, Coney Island-bound N trains skip DeKalb Avenue and run express from Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center to 36th Street due to track tie renewal at Union Street.

From 10:45 p.m. Friday, August 23 to 5 a.m. Monday, August 26 57th Street/7th Avenue-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Newkirk Plaza due to station component work at Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road and Cortelyou Road.

Note: At all times until December 2013, Manhattan-bound [Q] platforms at Cortelyou Road, Beverley Road and Parkside Avenue are closed for station component work.

R

From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due signal modernization at Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.

R

From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, Bay Ridge-bound R trains skip DeKalb Avenue and run express from Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center to 36th Street due to rail renewal north of Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and track tie renewal at Union Street.